Complete list of 273 + 11 root domain names

Posted March 6, 2009 - 09:07
by
Rick C. Hodgin

Chicago (IL) - An organization called IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) publishes a root zone database, which lists all top-level domains, such as .com, .org and .net. TGdaily has compiled this list into a reference chart which describes each domain, or its country of association. Typically commercial uses in other countries will be prefixed with ".com" or ".co", as in ".co.uk" being a .com-like address for the United Kingdom. However, sometimes they go simply with their country's extension, as in Coca-Cola Canada (www.cocacola.ca).

There are 244 country codes, as well as 11 test domains that are not used for any purposes other than testing and are excluded from this list. The sponsored domains are reserved for use by their associated agencies only, and as authorized by them. The ones listed as generic or generic-sponsored are generally available for use by anybody who chooses to register a domain.

Any person or company can register a domain on the common domain extensions, such as .com, .net, .org, etc. A domain registration typically requires hosting for the website, and prices begin around $5.95 per month (less some places, considerably more others) and generally go up from there depending on bandwidth requirements, storage requirements, and other commodity-related specifics.

List of all top-level domain names (the right-most part of a properly formed URL address, such as ".com" in "www.tgdaily.com"):

Domain

Type

Description

.AC

country-code

Ascension Island

.AD

country-code

Andorra

.AE

country-code

United Arab Emirates

.AERO

sponsored

Reserved for members of the air-transport industry

.AF

country-code

Afghanistan

.AG

country-code

Antigua and Barbuda

.AI

country-code

Anguilla

.AL

country-code

Albania

.AM

country-code

Armenia

.AN

country-code

Netherlands Antilles

.AO

country-code

Angola

.AQ

country-code

Antarctica

.AR

country-code

Argentina

.ARPA

infrastructure

Reserved exclusively to support operationally-critical infrastructural identifier spaces as advised by the Internet Architecture Board

.AS

country-code

American Samoa

.ASIA

sponsored

Restricted to the Pan-Asia and Asia Pacific community

.AT

country-code

Austria

.AU

country-code

Australia

.au

Domain

Administration (auDA)

.AW

country-code

Aruba

.AX

country-code

Aland Islands

.AZ

country-code

Azerbaijan

.BA

country-code

Bosnia and Herzegovina

.BB

country-code

Barbados

.BD

country-code

Bangladesh

.BE

country-code

Belgium

.BF

country-code

Burkina Faso

.BG

country-code

Bulgaria

.BH

country-code

Bahrain

.BI

country-code

Burundi

.BIZ

generic-restricted

Restricted for Business

.BJ

country-code

Benin

.BL

country-code

Saint Barthelemy

.BM

country-code

Bermuda

.BN

country-code

Brunei Darussalam

.BO

country-code

Bolivia

.BR

country-code

Brazil

.BS

country-code

Bahamas

.BT

country-code

Bhutan

.BV

country-code

Bouvet Island

.BW

country-code

Botswana

.BY

country-code

Belarus

.BZ

country-code

Belize

.CA

country-code

Canada

.CAT

sponsored

Reserved for the Catalan linguistic and cultural community

.CC

country-code

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

.CD

country-code

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

.CF

country-code

Central African Republic

.CG

country-code

Congo

.CH

country-code

Switzerland

.CI

country-code

Cote d'Ivoire

.CK

country-code

Cook Islands

.CL

country-code

Chile

.CM

country-code

Cameroon

.CN

country-code

China

.CO

country-code

Colombia

.COM

generic

Generic top-level domain

.COOP

sponsored

Reserved for cooperative associations

.CR

country-code

Costa Rica

.CU

country-code

Cuba

.CV

country-code

Cape Verde

.CX

country-code

Christmas Island

.CY

country-code

Cyprus

.CZ

country-code

Czech Republic

.DE

country-code

Germany

.DJ

country-code

Djibouti

.DK

country-code

Denmark

.DM

country-code

Dominica

.DO

country-code

Dominican Republic

.DZ

country-code

Algeria

.EC

country-code

Ecuador

.EDU

sponsored

Reserved for post-secondary institutions accredited by an agency on the U.S. Department of Education's list of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies

.EE

country-code

Estonia

.EG

country-code

Egypt

.EH

country-code

Western Sahara

.ER

country-code

Eritrea

.ES

country-code

Spain

.ET

country-code

Ethiopia

.EU

country-code

European Union

.FI

country-code

Finland

.FJ

country-code

Fiji

.FK

country-code

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

.FM

country-code

Micronesia, Federated States of

.FO

country-code

Faroe Islands

.FR

country-code

France

.GA

country-code

Gabon

.GB

country-code

United Kingdom

.GD

country-code

Grenada

.GE

country-code

Georgia

.GF

country-code

French Guiana

.GG

country-code

Guernsey

.GH

country-code

Ghana

.GI

country-code

Gibraltar

.GL

country-code

Greenland

.GM

country-code

Gambia

.GN

country-code

Guinea

.GOV

sponsored

Reserved exclusively for the United States Government

.GP

country-code

Guadeloupe

.GQ

country-code

Equatorial Guinea

.GR

country-code

Greece

.GS

country-code

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

.GT

country-code

Guatemala

.GU

country-code

Guam

.GW

country-code

Guinea-Bissau

.GY

country-code

Guyana

.HK

country-code

Hong Kong

.HM

country-code

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

.HN

country-code

Honduras

.HR

country-code

Croatia

.HT

country-code

Haiti

.HU

country-code

Hungary

.ID

country-code

Indonesia

.IE

country-code

Ireland

.IL

country-code

Israel

.IM

country-code

Isle of Man

.IN

country-code

India

.INFO

generic

Generic top-level domain

.INT

sponsored

Used only for registering organizations established by international treaties between governments

.IO

country-code

British Indian Ocean Territory

.IQ

country-code

Iraq

.IR

country-code

Iran, Islamic Republic of

.IS

country-code

Iceland

.IT

country-code

Italy

.JE

country-code

Jersey

.JM

country-code

Jamaica

.JO

country-code

Jordan

.JOBS

sponsored

Reserved for human resource managers

.JP

country-code

Japan

.KE

country-code

Kenya

.KG

country-code

Kyrgyzstan

.KH

country-code

Cambodia

.KI

country-code

Kiribati

.KM

country-code

Comoros

.KN

country-code

Saint Kitts and Nevis

.KP

country-code

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

.KR

country-code

Korea, Republic of

.KW

country-code

Kuwait

.KY

country-code

Cayman Islands

.KZ

country-code

Kazakhstan

.LA

country-code

Lao People's Democratic Republic

.LB

country-code

Lebanon

.LC

country-code

Saint Lucia

.LI

country-code

Liechtenstein

.LK

country-code

Sri Lanka

.LR

country-code

Liberia

.LS

country-code

Lesotho

.LT

country-code

Lithuania

.LU

country-code

Luxembourg

.LV

country-code

Latvia

.LY

country-code

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

.MA

country-code

Morocco

.MC

country-code

Monaco

.MD

country-code

Moldova

.ME

country-code

Montenegro

.MF

country-code

Saint Martin

.MG

country-code

Madagascar

.MH

country-code

Marshall Islands

.MIL

sponsored

Reserved exclusively for the United States Military

.MK

country-code

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of

.ML

country-code

Mali

.MM

country-code

Myanmar

.MN

country-code

Mongolia

.MO

country-code

Macao

.MOBI

sponsored

Reserved for consumers and providers of mobile products and services

.MP

country-code

Northern Mariana Islands

.MQ

country-code

Martinique

.MR

country-code

Mauritania

.MS

country-code

Montserrat

.MT

country-code

Malta

.MU

country-code

Mauritius

.MUSEUM

sponsored

Reserved for museums

.MV

country-code

Maldives

.MW

country-code

Malawi

.MX

country-code

Mexico

.MY

country-code

Malaysia

.MZ

country-code

Mozambique

.NA

country-code

Namibia

.NAME

generic-restricted

Reserved for individuals

.NC

country-code

New Caledonia

.NE

country-code

Niger

.NET

generic

Generic top-level domain

.NF

country-code

Norfolk Island

.NG

country-code

Nigeria

.NI

country-code

Nicaragua

.NL

country-code

Netherlands

.NO

country-code

Norway

.NP

country-code

Nepal

.NR

country-code

Nauru

.NU

country-code

Niue

.NZ

country-code

New Zealand

.OM

country-code

Oman

.ORG

generic

Generic top-level domain

.PA

country-code

Panama

.PE

country-code

Peru

.PF

country-code

French Polynesia

.PG

country-code

Papua New Guinea

.PH

country-code

Philippines

.PK

country-code

Pakistan

.PL

country-code

Poland

.PM

country-code

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

.PN

country-code

Pitcairn

.PR

country-code

Puerto Rico

.PRO

generic-restricted

Restricted to credentialed professionals and related entities

.PS

country-code

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

.PT

country-code

Portugal

.PW

country-code

Palau

.PY

country-code

Paraguay

.QA

country-code

Qatar

.RE

country-code

Reunion

.RO

country-code

Romania

.RS

country-code

Serbia

.RU

country-code

Russian Federation

.RW

country-code

Rwanda

.SA

country-code

Saudi Arabia

.SB

country-code

Solomon Islands

.SC

country-code

Seychelles

.SD

country-code

Sudan

.SE

country-code

Sweden

.SG

country-code

Singapore

.SH

country-code

Saint Helena

.SI

country-code

Slovenia

.SJ

country-code

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

.SK

country-code

Slovakia

.SL

country-code

Sierra Leone

.SM

country-code

San Marino

.SN

country-code

Senegal

.SO

country-code

Somalia

.SR

country-code

Suriname

.ST

country-code

Sao Tome and Principe

.SU

country-code

Soviet Union (being phased out)

.SV

country-code

El Salvador

.SY

country-code

Syrian Arab Republic

.SZ

country-code

Swaziland

.TC

country-code

Turks and Caicos Islands

.TD

country-code

Chad

.TEL

sponsored

Reserved for businesses and individuals to publish their contact data

.TF

country-code

French Southern Territories

.TG

country-code

Togo

.TH

country-code

Thailand

.TJ

country-code

Tajikistan

.TK

country-code

Tokelau

.TL

country-code

Timor-Leste

.TM

country-code

Turkmenistan

.TN

country-code

Tunisia

.TO

country-code

Tonga

.TP

country-code

Portuguese Timor (being phased out)

.TR

country-code

Turkey

.TRAVEL

sponsored

Reserved for entities whose primary area of activity is in the travel industry